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'On the Road': Hear amazing travel tales at Reno Storytellers Project

U.S. Highway 50 through Nevada, shown in July 2000, is known as "The Loneliest Road in America" and as it passes through Nevada it bisects the many valleys located between numerous mountain ranges.(Photo: RGJ file)

Out here in Nevada, we love the sights, sounds and the feel of the open road.

Join us for a "road trip" Aug. 2 as the Reno Storytellers Project brings six stories of travel to the Reno Little Theater stage.

We've gathered storytellers to regale you with tales of how cars and travel have shaped their lives. Our night of "On the Road" stories is the Reno Gazette Journal's third show of the project's second season.

During "On the Road," one teller talks about how hitchhiking answered some of his biggest questions. Another tells the story of how a crash derailed his pro cycling career, and another teller talks about how a family vacation to Nicaragua in the 1970s changed her life outlook forever.

The Reno Storytellers Project is a quarterly event run by the Reno Gazette Journal. We use oral storytelling to help strengthen empathy and connect our community through diverse, first-person stories of Northern Nevada.

More about the show: The theater sells wine, drinks and snacks to help support their nonprofit venture. All shows are PG or PG-13 so children can come, but be aware we tell adult stories.

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Ticket sales help cover the cost of the venue and support our journalism at the RGJ. Supporter tickets and sponsorships are available for those who want show their love for community (read more about them below).

We can accommodate some walk-ups on the nights of the show, but we encourage ticket purchases ahead of time. We cannot take cash or check at the door, so please bring a credit card.

Got a story? Be part of storytellers

Coming Oct. 4, we've got a "Food and Family" storytellers evening. See below if you have a true, first-person story to tell on this theme. The story should be 5 to 9 minutes long. Send a 250-word pitch explaining your story to storytellers@rgj.com.

Become a supporter

Do you love the concept of telling or listening to true, first-person stories in order to connect with diverse people in your community? That's what we love, too!

This year we're offering a Supporter Seating ticket. This one-time purchase gives the buyer two tickets to all nights and showtimes of the 2018 season of Reno Storytellers Project.

Supporters will be recognized with their names included in the Reno Storytellers Project program for the entire season. Supporters are guaranteed seating in the first two rows on the night of the event.

Tickets are $200 for two tickets to each show that we have this season. This is like supporting the theatre, the ballet, the symphony or museums. We want our patrons to feel like they are part of a community through their support of the season.

The Reno Storytellers team will send specific instructions to patrons so they can redeem tickets for themselves or others on nights of the event.